Daily Republican., 1887-07-02
Tho Glorious Fourth,

The indications are that Inoe'
pendenoe Day will be celebrated In
this city in regular old fashioned
manner, and that young America. with
children OF q larger growth, will be
permitted to explode the festive cracker,
and all other kinds Of devices for making
q noise to their hearts content, while
the sky will be illuminated with rock.
cts, Roman candles and other eeial py
rotechnics.
The Land League will celebrate the
day at Union Park, commencing at 81
O'Clock In the morning. At 10 O'Clock
the Americus Base Bail Club will play
To- game with an amateur nine. The
other exercises will consis. of speaking,
athletic exercises by local contestants,
bicycle races, etc. The SPEAKERS will
be Senator Gray, Levi O. Bird, Esq,
Congressman Foran, CT Ohio, and Gen
eral Kirwin. The Warren Clubs exhi
billion In sprintiDg, jumping and hurdle
racing will be q special feature, and
will begin at ! o'c.ock. In the after
DON there will be base ball game be-
tween the Amerious CLUB OF this city
and the Shibe Club Of Philadelphia.
The First Regiment Band will furnish
IN uslc.
The Wilmington Rife Club will oele'
brate the day at the ScheutZen Park by
| q grand rifle contest, beginning at /
lo'clock. There will be two big matches
and twenty four valuable prizes will be
contested for, including handsome
rife, two revolvers, barrel OF -four, large
Smyrna rug, can OF powder, watch
charm, pair of gold sleeve buttone, FIVE
Mslaoca 'whipe, two boxes Of cigars,
season ticket OF the Natatorium, hand
some steel engraving. framed; Malacca
silver headed cane, Derby hat, nickel
plated sun burner lamp, alarm clock
Ipair fancy slippers, years subscriI tlon
to the Sunday Star, years subscription
Ito Every Evening, years subscription
to the Morning News, lemonade set, etc
The contributors Of the prizes srt: A.
Is. Webster, Owen j. Hession, 8. h
Baynard, McCartney s. Kenny, Joseph
IFuilmer, f p Freye, ID. McCloskey,
Reese & Bro J @ Massey, Mari u Co.,
IEyery Evening Publishing Company,
Harry Yerger. Hiram Yerger, VIM
ILawton, j. j. Smith, e 81. Clark. E.
IBucher, @. Heinel, Sr., the Star Pub
| fishing Com papy. G. Heebner, j. K and
liz, j, Newman, II. B. SeedsJ. I Gard
per, the News Publishing Company and
1.-THE Wilmington Rife Club.
1t is expected that rif1emen will bt
present from West Chester and othel
places, and cordial invitation is ex
tended to all who wish to be presen'
land take part In the matches. The ad
lmission will be free to all, and the mill
itia are es pecially requested TO take part
The programme for the ce!eoration o.
Mini and Lombard streets ls as ioi
lows: .
Henry Sherwin prize; half.mile walk
+ the 8. H Baynard prize; fifty yard
running race, the @ f. Rudolph prize
IlbO Yards running race, the George D
IClelana prize; two mile bicycle race
1.-The John P. Doughten prize; sack race
I the Ru6 olph & Mahsffy prize; standin
broad Jump, the Fell & Peoples prizt
Iwbeelbarrow race, the Millard +. Davi
Iprize; the 100 yards free.for all, trF
: the Harry Bucher prize; second, th
. Homer Caulkins prize; threelegge
Trace, the William Lawton prize; boy
race, 100 yards, the Charles Morga
3 lprize; throwing ball, the Mundorff Sci
Q ate prize. Ferdinand Lstrobe, e1
Mayor of Baltimore, will deliver an AZ
IdYess; presentation of prizes will
= made by Lewis @. Vsndegrift, an
7 Albert's Brass Band will render must
Iduring the day.
The display of fireworks will CON
b mence about 9 O'Clock in the eveniuI
y and will be fully eQual to anything
the kind ever given In this city.
The Rebman Library AssociatIo
y will have an excursion to Birminsh mai
t' Park, which there is no doubt will I
Iwell patronized.
There will also bs q number OF pichit
!, land private parties and the P. W.
IB., the B, g. o. and the W. & N. Raj
Iroad Companies will sell exeursio
tickets to all points on their respectlv
= roads at reduced rates.
Fourth of July.
al Go to Lawton's dining rooms on u
Fourth ~ July for good plate OF II